Caster



- v H.. BUCHTER CASTER 'iled June 2, 1925 WWU In/vento@ HENRY Buca-renPatented Dec. 23, 1924.

HENRY BUCHTER, 0F CINCINNATI. OHIO.

Application led .Tune 2, 1923.

To all whom t may concern.'

CASTER.

Be it known that I, HENRY BUcH'rnR, a

citizen of the United States of America,

and

a resident of Cincinnati, in the county olf 5 Hamilton and State ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Caster, of whichthe following' is a specification.

An object or my invention is to provide a caster that may be adjusted tocompensate for uiieveniiess in floors or the like.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple and etliclentcaster for the purpose stated.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device having a. minimumot parts whereby to attain the advantages Flowing therefrom.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein anddisclosed iii the accompanying drawings, in which:

l? i is a side elevation of a device einbodyiiig.r my invention.

Fig. shown Vig. Fig. 2.

The

in Fig. l.

is an end elevation of the device 3 is aV sectional view on line 3 3 oicaster of my invention comprises a stem il carrying at its lower ends apair of spaced arms 5 and 6 between which extend pins 7 and 8. The pin rcarries pawls S) mounted for rotation upon the pin 8.

The

upper faces let and 15 ot the branches 1l Serial No. 643,053.

and l2 are serrated or notched wherebyT to provide teeth 16 torengagement by the free The engagement of the y pawls in the variousserrations serves to adjustably position the roller 1'? carried by thebranches l1 and l2. The roller is carried by the free ends of thebranches ll and l2 and is mounted for free rotary motion.

The operation and adjustment of the device is self-evident, Whereforefurther explanation is unnecessary.

llliat claim is:

l. In a caster the combination of a steinq a pair oit pins carried bythe stem7 a bracket ends of the pawls.

- pivotally carried by one pin, a roller cairied by the bracket, thebracket having one oi its tacos serrated, and a pawl pivotally carriedby the second pin for engageii'ient with the serrated portion of thebracket.

2. In a caster the coi'nbination with a stem having a pair of spacedarms at its lower end, a U-shaped bracket pivotally carried by the arms,a roller carried by the branches of the bracket at the 'free ends ofsaid branches, the branches having serrated faces, and a pair of pawlspivot-ally mounted between the arms :tor engagement with the serratedfaces on the branches.

HENRY BUCHTER.

